NetScout Systems (NTCT) Competitors

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) and NextGen Healthcare (NASDAQ:NXGN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has better earnings & valuation, NTCT or NXGN?

NextGen Healthcare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NetScout Systems. NextGen Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetScout Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NetScout Systems	$829.46M	1.77	-$147.73M	-$2.10	-9.78
NextGen Healthcare	$653.17M	2.46	-$2.65M	-$0.10	-239.38

Does the media refer more to NTCT or NXGN?

In the previous week, NetScout Systems and NetScout Systems both had 3 articles in the media. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat NextGen Healthcare's score of 0.52 indicating that NetScout Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetScout Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
NextGen Healthcare	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NTCT or NXGN more profitable?

NextGen Healthcare has a net margin of -0.89% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -17.81%. NextGen Healthcare's return on equity of 11.37% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetScout Systems	-17.81%	5.11%	3.78%
NextGen Healthcare	-0.89%	11.37%	5.38%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTCT or NXGN?

NetScout Systems received 323 more outperform votes than NextGen Healthcare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.54% of users gave NetScout Systems an outperform vote while only 50.53% of users gave NextGen Healthcare an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NetScout Systems	Outperform Votes 466 67.54%	Underperform Votes 224 32.46%
NextGen Healthcare	Outperform Votes 143 50.53%	Underperform Votes 140 49.47%

Do analysts rate NTCT or NXGN?

NextGen Healthcare has a consensus price target of $22.98, suggesting a potential downside of 4.01%. Given NextGen Healthcare's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NextGen Healthcare is more favorable than NetScout Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetScout Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
NextGen Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NTCT or NXGN?

91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.7% of NextGen Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of NetScout Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of NextGen Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, NTCT or NXGN?

NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextGen Healthcare has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NextGen Healthcare beats NetScout Systems on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.